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BBS Route · Arizona · BCR 33

Organ Pipe Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

58Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Arizona Organ Pipe

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Organ Pipe route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
White-winged DoveColumbidae1592023-11%1992
Gila WoodpeckerPicidae1082023+3%1992
VerdinRemizidae942023-11%1992
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae612023+161%1992
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae582023-20%1992
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae482023+817%1992
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae462023-35%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae442023-14%1992
House FinchFringillidae402023-48%1992
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae352023-28%1992
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae292023-50%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae282023+191%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae242023-54%1992
Common RavenCorvidae182023+450%1992
Gilded FlickerPicidae162023-50%1992
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae112023+200%1992
Lucy's WarblerParulidae102023-41%1992
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92023-22%2016
Elf OwlStrigidae82003n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72023+38%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72023-8%2018
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae62023-36%1992
House SparrowPasseridae62023+8%1992
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62003n/an/a
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae52021-63%2016
Purple MartinHirundinidae41994+213%1991
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae42023+117%2016
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae42023+25%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42018n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae32021+20%1992
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32023-27%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32022+200%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32023-79%1992
Harris's HawkAccipitridae32017+100%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32022+200%2017
Black VultureCathartidae22023-62%1992
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22003+400%1991
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22023+17%2003
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+50%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae22018+25%2003

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.